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Mark 6:3

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Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
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  1. Matthew 12:46Rank 1 from verse 3
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    46¶ While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

  2. Matthew 13:55–57Rank 2 from verse 3
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    55Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

    56And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

    57And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

  3. John 6:42Rank 3 from verse 3
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    42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

  4. Jude 1:1Rank 4 from verse 3
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    1JUDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

  5. Matthew 11:6Rank 5 from verse 3
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    6And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

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Mark 6:3

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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offended

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of offend. Sense 1: To transgress, sin, or act wrongly against. Sense 2: To displease or scandalize; to cause oneself or another to stumble or fall into sin.

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6:1AND he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.

6:2And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

6:3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

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6:4But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

6:5And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

6:6And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

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